What is the ratio of water to coffee in American coffee? What beans are the best for American coffee? What is the best espresso for American coffee?

American coffee is black coffee that can be made by simply adding a certain amount of water to the espresso. There was neither too high difficulty in obtaining materials nor complicated operations, which once made people think that American coffee was very simple to make. But in fact, it is true...

The making of American coffee is indeed very simple. Just pour water into the prepared concentrate. There is no difficulty at all (it is very happy to peel it). However, if we want to make a delicious and pleasing cup of American coffee, there are still some things to pay attention to. Whether it is the choice of materials, the cooking of ingredients, and the ratio between different materials, they are all factors that we need to pay attention to when making a delicious American cup. Although they may not seem very eye-catching, each choice will directly affect whether the American style is delicious or not! So today, Qianjie will come to share with you what are important for making a cup of American coffee! First of all, if you choose the materials, you may think that the most important material for American coffee is coffee beans. There's nothing wrong with that, but the choice of water is equally important for American coffee! Although water is colorless and odorless, there are also big differences between water and water. Qianjie believes that most friends can drink the difference between different brands of bottled water sold on the market. Their taste and taste will change due to different mineral content and processing techniques.

Nearly 98% of the ingredients in a cup of American coffee are water. Although most of them do not participate in extraction, they also determine the taste and taste of American coffee. Some water makes American coffee taste fuller, while others make it lighter. Therefore, if conditions permit, we can also pay attention to the water used when making American coffee.

Next comes beans! The choice of beans directly determines the taste and aroma of the entire cup of coffee, so if we want to make American coffee that suits our tastes, then we must choose the right coffee beans to make it. There are many coffee beans you can choose from for American coffee. Because we only add water to espresso, we don't need to consider the compatibility of coffee taste with other materials. We can freely choose beans that suit our preferences!

If you like a cup of American coffee with a strong charred aroma, weak acid/"no acid" and obvious sweetness, then the choice of coffee beans can be medium, medium deep, and deep roasted single beans or blended beans. For example, Qianjie Indonesia Golden Mantelin, Qianjie Brazil Queen's Estate, Qianjie Italian Classic Combination, Qianjie Commercial Combination, etc. in the Qianjie Taobao Bean List, the American style made with them can all have the above Qianjie These characteristics described. And if you like a cup of American coffee with floral and fruity charm, transparent and bright, and a sweet and sour taste, then the choice of coffee beans can be light or medium roasted coffee beans. For example, in the Front Street Tmall bean list, the Front Street Essay Huakui, the Front Street Boundary Estate Xizhao, and the Front Street Panama Poquet Rose Summer, etc. The American style made with them will not only have very bright fruit acidity. It will also have a faint floral fragrance, which is very good ~

Secondly, cooking ingredients After we select the coffee beans, the next step is to find the right parameters to extract its flavor substances. To be reasonable, one thing Qianjie likes American style very much is that it does not need to pay too much attention to the concentration of espresso coffee. The reason is the same. Only espresso and water are added to the material, so American style will not have too low concentration and cause the coffee to feel very watery. Heavy, after all, almost all water is already water. Because of this, as long as we make sure that the extracted coffee does not have too much unflattering bitterness, and that the coffee does not appear obviously sour due to insufficient extraction, no matter how much your liquid weight is, whether the concentration is high or low, it is all! No! Yes! Off! Tie!

Take Qianjie as an example. When making daily espresso coffee, the parameters used in Qianjie are generally 30 seconds and a powder-to-liquid ratio of 1:2. That is, 20g of powder needs to be extracted into 40ml of coffee liquor, and then used for about 30 seconds. Such a formula ensures that the coffee we extract not only has sufficient flavor, but also has a high enough concentration to add a large amount of milk to make a cup of fragrant milk coffee.

When the grinding is not fine enough, Qianjie will increase the extraction rate of the coffee by increasing the liquid weight. For example, use a 1:5 powder-liquid ratio, and then the time is still 30s. For example, 20g of powder extracts 100ml of coffee solution, and then the use time is 30 seconds. Although such a formula can not make a high concentration of espresso coffee, but its extraction is also quite sufficient, coffee flavor can be fully displayed.

Finally, find the right mix. Once we have extracted the espresso, the last step is to find the right mix of espresso and water to make a cup of American coffee with the right strength and delicious taste. In fact, this is very simple! We just need to add a certain amount of water to the espresso and try it slowly. Make more coffee when it tastes strong, and reduce it next time when it tastes weak. The American ratio on Front Street is adjusted in this way (in fact, everyone is).

Take Qianjie as an example. Qianjie daily uses the classic Qianjie blend of medium and deep roasting. It will use the above-mentioned powder to liquid ratio of 1:2 for 30 seconds to make a cup of high-concentration espresso, and then add the espresso to make American coffee with 4 times the amount of water, that is, the ratio of coffee to water is 1:4, 40ml coffee liquor and 160ml hot water. The American coffee made in this ratio not only has the right concentration, but also the caramel, chocolate, nut, and butter cookie flavors of the coffee itself can be well displayed.

If it is made into an ice American style, the amount of water will be appropriately reduced, the ratio of coffee to water will be about 1:3, and then 100g of ice cubes will be added to reduce the temperature of the coffee. The above are all solutions used when making American style with medium and lightly roasted beans. If you use medium and lightly roasted coffee beans, then the amount of water needs to be less. Because lightly roasted coffee does not have the strong flavor of deep-roasted coffee, it does not need to add too much water to dilute it.

So the above are the three major factors we need to pay attention to when making American style! As long as everyone can grasp the impact of these three factors on the American style, it is no problem to make a super delicious American coffee ~

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